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Ramona fans will celebrate when they visit this site. Look for oodles of background information for the Beverly Cleary's books on your shelf. Click on the neighborhood map to learn more about where the characters live. Access author info and character studies with a click. There is even a link for activities and games. Bring your Cleary unit to life with this site. There is also a printable "Teacher's Guide" that requires Adobe Acrobat. Other activities require Flash. You can get both from the TeachersFirst Toolbox page..

In the Classroom

Your class may want to send Ms. Cleary an old-fashioned snail mail letter, using her address at the bottom of her biography page. Instructions on how to have a successful Ramona party is at the bottom of the Fun and Games page. Have your students choose famous Cleary characters and compete answering the Trivia questions also found at Fun and Games. Include this page as a link from your teacher web page during for students to access outside of class or when writing book reports.